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Moving Beyond Willpower: A New Direction for Media Literacy Instruction
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/moving-beyond-willpower/
Published: May 27, 2026 18:54
In brief Academic librarians and others often engage with media literacy instruction by promoting fact-checking strategies, such as lateral reading or Mike Caulfield’s SIFT. Evidence shows that these strategies are valuable and can be effective, but they…
How do we write about this?: Reflections on scholarship about immigrants, data literacy, surveillance, and academic freedom in 2025
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/reflections-on-academic-writing/
Published: May 13, 2026 16:17
In brief How do you write about immigrants, surveillance, and data literacy at a time when the political landscape around you is constantly shifting, immigrants are being targeted, and higher education is under threat? This question surfaced for us as we…
Another Way of Knowing: Resisting Eugenic Propaganda Through Community Archiving
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/resisting-eugenic-propaganda/
Published: April 15, 2026 16:10
In Brief: How do information workers resist the creation of archival “deathworlds”? With rising eugenicist rhetoric in the United States, sites of cultural memory face devastating impacts. These consequences are particularly felt by Disabled and…
Fear and Burnout At the Interface of Librarianship and Māori Knowledge in Aotearoa New Zealand
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/librarianship-and-maori-knowledge/
Published: April 8, 2026 14:15
By Kathryn Oxborrow Vambe In Brief: This article presents some findings from a study of non-Māori librarian engagement with Māori knowledge. I asked non-Māori librarians (who predominantly identified as New Zealand European, a local synonym for White)…
Making Sense of GenAI Amidst AI Hype and AI Personalization
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/ai-hype-and-ai-personalization/
Published: April 1, 2026 13:19
By Sarah Morris In Brief: Artificial intelligence (AI) literacy frameworks emphasize the importance of understanding Generative AI (GenAI) technologies. But our collective and individual understanding of GenAI is heavily shaped and mediated by the hype…
Operationalizing Minimal Computing Values Through Shared Computing-Platform Development: A Case Study of DigitalArc and Opaque Publisher
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/digitalarc/
Published: March 25, 2026 12:05
In Brief: This article explores how minimal computing principles guided the parallel web development of two related but distinct publishing platforms, DigitalArc and Opaque Publisher. DigitalArc, a community-driven digital archive and exhibit platform,…
Seeking Approval, Confronting Objectivity: Neutrality in the Library of Congress Subject Headings Approval Process
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/seeking-approval/
Published: March 18, 2026 12:44
In Brief: This study examines the concept of neutrality in Library of Congress Subject Headings and the subject approval process by analyzing proposed headings that were rejected over a nearly 20-year period. It considers the place of neutrality in…
Memorial for Fobazi Ettarh
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/fobazi-ettarh/
Published: February 25, 2026 16:31
It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of trailblazer and fire-starter Fobazi Ettarh. Her loss will be felt by us all for years to come. Fobazi published two articles with us at ITLWTLP. In 2014 she wrote “Making a New…
Lived Patron Experiences of Dysconscious Ableism in Public Library Spaces
Published: January 21, 2026 19:52
In Brief This paper explores the lived experiences of disabled patrons in public library spaces, investigating how dysconscious ableism manifests in their daily interactions. Dysconscious ableism is an impaired or distorted way of thinking about disability…
More Than Sage Smoke and Mascots: How Well Do You Know Your Indigenous Patrons and Employees?
Published: November 5, 2025 19:56
In Brief The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s racist “Native American” mascot, Chief Illiniwek, has lingered on campus since the ban by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2007. Since that time, there have been numerous…